Sad news. Sandy Allen, who was the world’s tallest woman, has died at the age of 53. Her open, friendly nature highlights this particularly sad news. Sandy was a great educator, showing children that it was OK to be different.

On a personal note, I’m far from 2.3 metres tall, but have spent a lot of time deflecting anti-women commentary from those who are confronted by tall women. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more frank and thorough discussion of this topic than this one at Feministing.